<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:41:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@martinwbender/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Five-Minute-Freewrite-Children]]></title><description><![CDATA[I pull up to the school and the kids pile out. It happens every day. It will happen again tomorrow. They leave what I think is the safety of my supervisory eye and move into the deep unknown. At least]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@martinwbender/five-minute-freewrite-children</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@martinwbender/five-minute-freewrite-children</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[martinwbender]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 19:02:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freewrite Exercise: Corn]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sun was setting on the field. Not as green as they had been in the summer, the corn stalks were wilting in the fall sun. The corn was still there. Crows circled overhead promising more among the plants.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@martinwbender/freewrite-exercise-corn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@martinwbender/freewrite-exercise-corn</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[martinwbender]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2018 22:08:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Devotional Thought on 1 John 1:1-4]]></title><description><![CDATA[1 John 1:1-4 (English Standard Version) That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@martinwbender/a-devotional-thought-on-1-john-1-1-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@martinwbender/a-devotional-thought-on-1-john-1-1-4</guid><category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[martinwbender]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2018 21:53:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m going to read books and write about them]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m a pastor in the Deep South. I like to read books on theology, philosophy, and history. I plan to write up reviews of the books I’ve read and start conversations about their content. I’ll share a little]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@martinwbender/i-m-going-to-read-books-and-write-about-them-201818t151954861z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@martinwbender/i-m-going-to-read-books-and-write-about-them-201818t151954861z</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[martinwbender]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 20:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A New Kind of Benedict Option]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Benedict Option: A strategy for Christians in a post-Christian nation by Rod Dreher A short review by Martin W. Bender What does it mean for Christians when culture becomes antagonistic to the faith?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@martinwbender/a-new-kind-of-benedict-option</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@martinwbender/a-new-kind-of-benedict-option</guid><category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[martinwbender]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 18:04:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNH8q6FEif2uzpmXjQNog2n2huWTcwnAG3yceTZh3kLCm1pt6mbiwndQD9yMfRavT1dvyo4GDCzxbzi37bTtD7HzfkFEo5Lbv7gAgBncFyaMNvaFS6QMuJfi1gxohy4N3on3B5jQege?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>